BEOWULF AND THE ARCHETYPAL HERO

By Aaron Bennett

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Hunger Games

Birth/Childhood Most heroes in stories start out as either royalty or into danger ; and

as far as the hunger games goes, Katniss is born into danger. She is born into a dangerous world where there is not much food,

and crimes are punished with death. She has to hunt to provide for her family everyday, and if she

doesn’t they will starve.

Call to Adventure Katniss’s call to adventure starts when her sister, Primrose, is

Chosen to be a tribute for District 12. She wont allow her sister to go through that horrible

experience, so she takes her place as tribute. She takes heed to the call to adventure although she really

wants to refuse.

Allies Katniss gains many

allies during her struggle in the Hunger games.

She gains the favor of Peeta Melmark, Rue, and Thresh all during her Struggle to survive in the hunger games.

Mentor The man who guided

Katniss through most of her journey is haymitch.

Haymitch, having won the hunger games once before, is a huge help for her.

He shows her Techniques for surviving as well as sends help in the games.

Supreme Ordeal Katniss’s supreme ordeal

would be when she was engaged in the final battle of the hunger games.

At this time, she had to defeat Cato and even though suffering some wounds, she defeated him.